Consent and trade : trading freely in a global market /
"In a time of changing trade norms, when free trade seems to be giving way to new kinds of nationalism, some fundamental questions about trade are still not being asked. Is trade consensual or coercive? Is 'free trade' as currently practiced really free? If not, what difference can tr...
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | 2019. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"In a time of changing trade norms, when free trade seems to be giving way to new kinds of nationalism, some fundamental questions about trade are still not being asked. Is trade consensual or coercive? Is 'free trade' as currently practiced really free? If not, what difference can trade law make in addressing economically oppressive practices that nationalistic trade policies cannot? In this book Garcia offers an examination of trade law's roots in consensual exchange, highlighting the central role of consent in differentiating trade from legally facilitated coercion, exploitation or predation. The book revisits the premise of consensual exchange which underlies the rhetoric of 'free trade', and then examines the social and political conditions that are a necessary part of a more genuine trade law system, in service of the idea that recovering consent in trade law can promote human flourishing on a global scale." -- Amazon.com. |
Carrier Form: | x, 227 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781108473255 1108473253 9781108461092 1108461093 |
Index Number: | HF1713 |
CLC: | F741.2 |
Call Number: | F741.2/G216 |
Contents: | Introduction -- Consent and trade -- Consent, oppression and contemporary trade agreements -- (Re)building trade agreements -- Consensual trade and the 21st century global economy -- Conclusion. |